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The Committee of Ten
As the country saw that less than 5% of students attended high school before college, the Committee of Ten felt it was necessary and beneficial to the students to follow a set curriculum in high school which ultimately better prepared them in various subjects before entering into college. -
Cummings v. Richmond County Board of Education
As there are many, upon many, cases and historical events of segragation in schools, this particular instance was important because it was one of the later events of education segragation. The ruling made in this case validified the Fourteenth Amendment and the notion of the case of Plessy, "separate but equal", were pointless. We continued to witness the segragation of African Americans and whites in schools, and elsewhere, for many years to follow. -
The Cardinal Principles Report of 1918
The Cardinal Principles Report of 1918 is one of the most influential documents in the history of education. The country was seeing a fast increase in students attending high schools and with the large numbers attending, they were not being rightfully prepared for college of a career. The report was able to identify the issue and set high importance on particular core subjects important to succeed in college of their prefered career path. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A lawsuit filed in the State of Kansas was decided upon as African American children make their historic claim that they are treated unfairly to white children. A line from our text which stands out is that when the Supreme Court ruled in the favor of Brown was, "'seperate but equal' was 'inherently unequal.'" This lawsuit was not just a big win in the sense of providing a better and fair education for African Americans but it also was influential in equality for African Americans in society. -
No Child Left Behind
Signed into law by President Bush on January 8th, 2002, the No Child Left Behind act was proposed to hold primary and secondary schools to a set of standards by testing. NCLB was put in place to shrink the gap between those succeeding and those who require more attention and practice by following a set of standards and having programs available for those in need of assistance or support.
